Politics

[RLD]

I did not say any of those orientations are political, but the act of a parade in itself can be considered political.

I am assuming being pro-palestine or having the opinion of being pro-palestine is a protect right under the Canadian constitution? But I am assuming the military marching in a pro-palestine parade would be in bad taste? Just like marching in a white pride parade would not be ideal?

Maybe those funds, or training could be better spent somewhere else. But it is your country, so have it.

So the Santa Claus parade is political? Tough crowd.

Being pro-Palestinian is political in the sense you use it. Being Palestinian is a status. It's a subtle but important difference. Marching, in uniform, in either parade would be prohibited under our regs.

You make an important point about Freedom of Expression. While being pro-Palestinian is protected under our Constitution, many of those constitutional rights are waived or abrogated for members of our military, I expect it is the same for yours.

I don't really sweat the costs. I would bet the cost to have a bunch of our Coast Guard guys march in a local parade is less than the fuel costs for an air force fly over for a football game.

 

[RLD]

Did anyone from the left condemn the FBI raid on Trump?

Anyone criticizing the search without having a good understanding of what the warrant was based on is being unwise. Generally speaking the American judicial system works quite well.

People are in too big a hurry to get to judgment these days. Some things take time to become clear.

 

[Brent in Az]

Al-Qaida goat humpers.....a cult that should be exterminated.

https://www.newsmax.com/us/al-qaida-nidal-hasan-fort-hood/2026/10/12/id/1272512/

 

[LivingTheDream]

military will go to Christian events, or gay events, or Sikh events

Being pro-Palestinian is political in the sense you use it. Being Palestinian is a status. It's a subtle but important difference. Marching, in uniform, in either parade would be prohibited under our regs.

So a Palestian pride parade or a Sikh pride parade would or would not allowed for the military to support in uniform?

I understand the subtle difference, and which is why I don't agree with your "all" Canadians statement.

 

[Wheels]

Anyone criticizing the search without having a good understanding of what the warrant was based on is being unwise. Generally speaking the American judicial system works quite well.

People are in too big a hurry to get to judgment these days. Some things take time to become clear.

This looks like a HSI investigation on Omar. This probably means financial fraud. Did Omar receive funds from the day cares and learning centers instead of immigration fraud.

Not saying it’s not immigration fraud charges but the search warrant on the home is probably more likely to find evidence of financial fraud from last year than immigration fraud from fifteen and thirty years ago.

My guess is if a DC Federal District Judge signed off on a search warrant of a setting Congressman the evidence is pretty compelling.

 

[Tanks]

My guess is if a DC Federal District Judge signed off on a search warrant of a setting Congressman the evidence is pretty compelling.

And a DC jury will never convict her.

 

[deewayne2003]

Well, it appears Talarico’s flu may have been a mental break down with some compelling evidence…..

 

[Aaron N]

I’d like to thank Ukraine for fighting the good fight and taking out a Russian bot farm.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Just once I wish I could check the news, any news, and read Trump has done something - anything - productive. Biden had his share of screwups but no comparison to the quantity or quality of Trump's monumental boffs.

Judge tears into Trump administration for felling trees on D.C. golf course the president wants to remake

“I’m furious,” U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes told a Justice Department lawyer. “I trusted you all not to do precisely what you have done.”

www.nbcnews.com

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/12/nx-s1-5998976/pro-trump-ads-taxpayer-funds-federal-judge

 

[Big_Easy]

Clinton, JFK etc. would never make it past the primaries in today's Democratic party.

And Ronald Reagan wouldn't survive a Republican primary today. Hell, even Nixon would be considered a tree-hugger by modern right-wing standards. Ronny's immigration policy alone would sink him.

 

[Big_Easy]

Did anyone from the left condemn the FBI raid on Trump?

You mean the one where they discovered Trump had stolen hundreds of classified documents, stored them poorly, lied about it, and then tried to obstruct their investigation and efforts into getting them back? No, I don't recall anyone on the left speaking out against the FBI/DOJ doing their job.

 

[spike.t]

Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Trump announced ceasefire, Zelensky says

Despite the US president announcing energy infrastructure would not be targeted strikes have continued, Ukraine says.

www.bbc.com

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

 

[VertigoBE]

The military has 3 approved execution methods. Lethal injection is the default method. Hanging is still approved but hasn’t been used since 1961. Firing squad is also still approved but hasn’t been used since just after WW2.

I don’t think the means really matter. A 308 to the heart will kill just as quickly as lethal injection and as every hunter can attest, if the bullet is placed where it belongs is almost instantaneous… hanging is the least reliable in terms of a quick and painless and assured fast death…

I could care less about the means… drop him in molten lava for all I care. Just end his life quickly. Be civilized and demonstrate humanity…

Have the execution witnessed by key people no different than a state execution.. that way the world knows it happened and the aggrieved has an opportunity for closure..

Televising it makes us no different than the assclown Palestinians filming themselves raping old women and killing teenagers on the Oct 7 attack on Israel..

We are different… we should act like it..

Why not use a captive bolt gun, like for cattle?

Those criminals acted like animals during their lives. Why not give them the same treatment as animals, in death.

 

[VertigoBE]

I've been mulling around in my head these discussions on the announcement of the public execution of the Fort Hood shooter (or any inmate on death row, for that matter. Pedophiles, mass killers, etc.)

I can follow the logic of @Red Leg and @Ontario Hunter , that making a public spectacle out of a capital punishment is beneath our Western societies, and should remain in those Third World countries that still use this. I'm definitely not in favour of stooping to this level. In fact, I would prefer a clean, surgical, no "tourists" present, fast execution, for those who have been convicted beyond reasonable doubt, so everyone can go on with their lives and that these criminals are no longer a burden for society.

On the other hand, the idea of public punishment, is deterrence. There is something to be said that for certain cultures, only a public, heavy-handed punishment seems to keep anyone in line. The ethical question is perhaps secondary to reality. A large reason why the dictators of Iraq, Libya and some other such countries, had any chance of keeping their countries from descending into chaos, is due to these kinds of displays. Instilling fear. This did work. In the times of cowboys and indians, weren't criminals also publicly hanged? For what reason, if not for deterrence?

Hard men create good times, good times create week men, weak men create hard times, hard times create hard men.
--> when hard times are there, some sensibilities might need to go out of the window. With the worldwide invasion of Islam ongoing. The fanatics among them might only recognize and respect such brutality. Anything less might only embolden them.

Just a thought this morning.

V.

 

[Tanks]

On the other hand, the idea of public punishment, is deterrence. There is something to be said that for certain cultures, only a public, heavy-handed punishment seems to keep anyone in line.

Except, it is not a deterrent if the people doing the crimes are willing to die for their cause. A suicide bomber does not care if he dies.
That is another reason why Iran must never have a nuclear weapon. The MAD doctrine does not work when one side does not care if they live or die as long as the enemy, in this case Israel, is eradicated.

 

[Altitude sickness]

We have allies around the world that would be happy to deal with the Ft. Hood coward at an undisclosed location.

He wouldn’t be as proud to be a Martyr in their hands.

Remember he shot and killed a woman while she was begging for her and her unborn babies life.

 

[spike.t]

Surprise Surprise.....

 

[wesheltonj]

You mean the one where they discovered Trump had stolen hundreds of classified documents, stored them poorly, lied about it, and then tried to obstruct their investigation and efforts into getting them back? No, I don't recall anyone on the left speaking out against the FBI/DOJ doing their job.

You mean protected by the secret service, unlike Biden who stored them in his garage unprotected. Two different standards.

 

[PARA45]

I personally do not care how Hasan is taken out of this planet, and in my opinion, it's about time it gets done. We all have our different opinions on how this should be done, and how this should not be done. I'm not saying that what it's being proposed it right either. However, would our opinions be different if we had been one of the surviving victims, or one of our husband/wife/children was killed by this terrorist? Or is Hegseth using a Trump tactic to get the left all spooled up about this issue, and do something different when the time comes?